Seniors
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Key Statistics & Figures
- 4 Map of Key Needs & Issues
- 5 Sub-pages
- 6 Areas of Needs / Desired Outcomes
- 7 Resource Directory
- 7.1 Geriatric Education and Research Institute - GERI
- 7.2 Tan Tock Seng Hospital's Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing - IGA
- 7.3 Temasek Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Gerontology - CAG
- 7.4 Silver Horizon Travel
- 7.5 Lien Foundation's Eldercare Portfolio
- 7.6 Tsao Foundation
- 7.7 International Longevity Centre (Tsao Foundation)
- 7.8 Society for Continence (Singapore)
- 8 References
Overview
This overview provides a synopsis of the current knowledge base. Having considered all the information, we make sense of it by taking a stab at the following: 1) What are the priority issues that deserve attention, 2) What are opportunity areas that community or voluntary organisations can already take action on, and 3) What knowledge gaps deserve further investigation?
Priority Issues
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Actionable Opportunity Areas
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Knowledge Gaps
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Definitions
Definition of Seniors
- Identify and define your target group or social issue, and state who is included or excluded to provide a sense of the scope of the issue. (For example, will the page on Animal Welfare include livestock? Or just focused on pets, community animals and wildlife?)
- It is usually easier to start with national guidelines, laws or reports from apex organisations.
- Include a comparison with how other countries define the issue if possible (e.g. Local definition of Disability does not include mental health conditions)
Key Statistics & Figures
- Size of target population / prevalence rate: Ideally, it would be the total number of people in your target group, identified by national censuses, surveys or research. When data isn't available, try using the best available proxy, e.g., number of people receiving key services.
- If the issue you are interested has many sub-segments and sub-pages, then only include the key figures that affect all or most stakeholders in the sector here and leave the other relevant figures at the specific segment or page. This reduces cognitive load for the reader & contributor.
Map of Key Needs & Issues
[This table and arrows acts as a kind of visual map that allows a sense of sequencing; of the broad preconditions necessary for longer term outcomes to be achieved. Hyperlink the categories below to the specific page or sub-header in the page for easy navigation, so that you can click on 'Employment' below for example, and get straight to that page / segment]
Click the links below to go directly to specific areas of interest:
| Health & Well-being / Active Ageing | ↘ | |||||||
| Family & Caregiving | ↘ | |||||||
Social Inclusion
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→ | A Good Death / End of Life | ||||||
| Community Integration | ↗ | |||||||
| Financial Security | ↗ | |||||||
| Lifelong Learning | ↗ |
Sub-pages
- Dementia (to cross-link from Mental Health too)
Areas of Needs / Desired Outcomes
Health and Well-Being
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| Existing Programmes | Gaps & Their Causes | Possible Solutions |
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Category C Programmes
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Family & Caregiving
- Click to page on Caregivers
Community Integration
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- Statistics: [To insert social isolation figures]
- Childless seniors: https://www.ricemedia.co/culture-people-elderly-orphans/
| Existing Programmes | Gaps & Their Causes | Possible Solutions |
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Lifelong Learning
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Financial Security
- Click link to separate page on Financially Security
Social Inclusion
- Desired Outcome: Need to counter social and cultural myths about aging; ageist attitudes
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| Existing Programmes | Gaps & Their Causes | Possible Solutions |
| Countering Ageism | AARP's Disrupt Aging initiative | |
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Countering Ageism
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End of Life
- Click link to separate page on End of Life
Resource Directory
Geriatric Education and Research Institute - GERI
A geriatric Institute based in Singapore to conduct research and education on age-related health issues to promote healthy ageing.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital's Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing - IGA
Temasek Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Gerontology - CAG
http://www.tp.edu.sg/centres/centre-for-applied-gerontology
Silver Horizon Travel
http://silverhorizontravel.com/
cooperative formed by seniors for travel
Lien Foundation's Eldercare Portfolio
http://www.lienfoundation.org/eldercare
Tsao Foundation
International Longevity Centre (Tsao Foundation)
https://tsaofoundation.org/what-we-do/research-and-collaboration/about-ilc-singapore
Research unit under Tsao Foundation
Society for Continence (Singapore)
http://www.sfcs.org.sg/medi_page/site_web_sfcs/common_page.asp